Would you rather be making the rules than following them? Raising funds instead of raising your hand? You might be a budding entrepreneur – even if you don’t have an idea for a company yet.
Not sure where to start? No problem! On April 6th,
PayPal will host an hour long Twitter Chat from the @PayPal4Business handle with successful entrepreneurs who have taken their companies to the global level. Additionally, the conversation will highlight key insights and tips for those looking to start a new business or for those who are trying to get their products and services into the hands of international customers.
This event will feature the merchants below who will provide their personal advice throughout the chat. All insights and opinions will be those of the merchants and not PayPal.
Join the
@PayPal4Business hosted April 6th Twitter Chat – “Tips to Help You Launch a Global Ecommerce Business” – during the hours of 12:00-1:00pm PST by following #BizTipsChat.
Participating Business Owners
Alexander Mimran, Founder of Penzu and Minbox
Alexander has been an entrepreneur from an early age, starting his own design consultancy at the age of 16. He then went on to found two companies: Penzu, a personal journaling app used by millions of people around the globe; and Minbox, a fast-growing cloud storage and collaboration service. His work has won awards for design and has been featured in major tech publications like Wired, TechCrunch, PandoDaily, The Next Web, The Globe and Mail, GigaOm and CNet.
Daniel and Stephanie Rensing, Co-Founders of The Smart Baker
A New York native, Daniel Rensing has always been surrounded around business. His grandfather started Renco Electronics, Inc. in 1955. Being surrounded by a family owned and operated business his whole life, Daniel always had the desire to follow his grandfather’s entrepreneurial lead. After moving to Florida, Daniel quickly started his first business, DG Design and Print at age 18. From there, he took his newly acquired business skills and started his second business, The Smart Baker which he founded with his wife, Stephanie. The Smart Baker started with a single product, the Cheat Sheet Apron and is now a national and worldwide supplier of unique and problem solving kitchen products. The Smart Baker has been featured in many national magazine publications and was featured on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank.
Helmut Wyzisk III and Jeff Becker, Co-Founders of Earhoox
Jeff always loved to fix what was broken and create what didn't exist. From little inventions to simple websites, he looked for small ideas that could become much more. Helmut grew up with a desire to take apart everything. Whether it was an iPod or a golf cart, he loved learning how they worked and finding ways to improve them.When he and Helmut shared the idea for Earhoox, a simple solution to a common problem was born and they have since sold more than 100K pairs across the globe.
Paul Goodman and Griffin Thall, Co-Founders of Pura Vida Bracelets
Paul Goodman and Griffin Thall started Pura Vida Bracelets after a surf trip to Costa Rica in 2010. They have taken 100+ Costa Rican artisans out of poverty and provided them with full time jobs hand making bracelets and accessories. Pura Vida is now sold in 2,000+ different retail stores and processes 1,000+ online orders per day. They also have 520,000 followers on Instagram and 450,000 on Facebook. PayPal is utilized in their day to day operations and they would not be able to offer the customer experience without it utilized in their business.